Tag: dependency
Aid, Africa, Corruption, and Colonialism: An Honest Conversation
Highlighting key issues not often heard enough in aid effectiveness dialogues.
Pity, Pictures and Poverty
Is fundraising using ‘pitiful’ images justified if charitable organizations use the money effectively? Duncan McNicholl, founder of the “Perspectives of Poverty” project, responds on how-matters.org.
Changing the aid system: 5 more ideas from the inside
A continuing list of 5 more ideas for changes in international development policy and practice. “Development policy needs to be kept real.”
Changing the aid system: 5 ideas from the inside
We all know it’s easier to identify problems and critique. Here’s a starting list of 5 ideas for changes in international development policy and practice.
Our Most Important Job
“The kids in Africa were soooo amazing and so darn cute.” And so, the smoke poured out of my ears before I could even have my morning coffee.
Reuters: New report, model of best practice for aid world
For Camfed, governance is about…who controls resources, and where and to whom accountability lies within the communities it serves, said the report. It is also about the relationships and structures through which communities organise themselves.
More on why ‘How Matters’
I believe that our role as “outsiders,” whether we are working for a multilateral donor in Nairobi or having wanderlust dreams during our unfulfilling job in Ohio, must be about getting community leaders the resources that they need to address their own priorities.
A Heartbreaker
Yes, the paradigm of development can break our hearts. But everyday, we have a choice. Will we slump into the system? Or will we challenge the parts of it that prevent us from feeling and exhibiting compassion?
A Question Resonates
Answers to: “If you personally could do one thing to change “the system” of foreign aid and development assistance, what would you do?” The number and diversity of responses has been overwhelming…and it keeps coming.